#Covid19: Excess mortality Europe
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(1) From Eurostat's weekly deaths data (preliminary for 19&20) P-Score is calculated to allow comparison.
P-score: percentage diff. of weekly deaths compared to average of previous 5 years.
Countries listed in no particular order
(2) SPAIN
Data available from 2000 until 2020 ➡️ P-Score from 2005 until 2020 can be displayed.
Top 3 weeks:
#1 CW14/20
#2 CW13/20
#3 CW15/20
#Covid's spike in Excess mortality in 2020 is unprecedented
(3) BELGIUM
Data available from 2000 until 2020 ➡️ P-Score from 2005 until 2020 can be displayed.
Top 3 weeks:
#1 CW15/20
#2 CW14/20
#3 CW16/20
#Covid's spike in Excess mortality in 2020 is unprecedented
(4) AUSTRIA
Data available from 2000 until 2020 ➡️ P-Score from 2005 until 2020 can be displayed.
Top 3 weeks:
#1 CW02/17
#2 CW01/17
#3 CW52/16
No unprecedented Excess mortality from #Covid
(5) SWITZERLAND
Data available from 2000 until 2020 ➡️ P-Score from 2005 until 2020 can be displayed.
Top 3 weeks:
#1 CW14/20
#2 CW15/20
#3 CW07/15
Modest increase in Excess mortality from #Covid
(6) LUXEMBOURG
Data available from 2000 until 2020 ➡️ P-Score from 2005 until 2020 can be displayed.
Top 3 weeks:
#1 CW15/20
#2 CW02/17
#3 CW31/18
No unprecedented Excess mortality from #Covid
(7) SWEDEN
Data available from 2000 until 2020 ➡️ P-Score from 2005 until 2020 can be displayed.
Top 3 weeks:
#1 CW15/20
#2 CW16/20
#3 CW18/20
#Covid's spike in Excess mortality in 2020 is unprecedented
(8) For other countries like 🇩🇪, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹 and 🇬🇧 data is not present until 2013 to 2016 which makes an analysis over time pointless.
Conclusion: Excess mortality from #COVID19 is very unevenly distributed in Europe.
E.g. while 🇪🇦 was hit enormously, 🇦🇹 was only slightly effected
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